BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR MADHYA PRADESH

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Election to the Lok Sabha, 1977 - MP

1. No. of Seats 40
2. No. of contestants 152
3. ELECTORS
   

MEN

WOMEN

TOTAL

i.

No. of Electors

11,428,048

11,354,884

22,782,932

ii

No. of Voters

7,388,092

5,144,599

12,532,691

iii

Polling percentage

64.64

45.30

55.00

4. No. of Valid Votes 11,832,395
5. Votes rejected 700,296
6. No. of polling Stations 27,726
7. Average No. of Electors per polling station 822
  Performance of parties      
PARTY No. of candidates Seats won % of votes polled
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

38

1

32.47

BHARTIYA LOK DAL

39

37

57.90

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA

3

0

0.53

NATIONAL PARTIES

80

38

90.90

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA(KHOBRAGADE)

1

1

1.30

REGD. (Unrecog.) PARTIES

1

1

1.30

INDEPENDENTS

71

1

7.80

TOTAL

152

40

100.00

Source : CEO, M.P

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